March 12, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

March 31, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Designersblock, Events, Milan Design Week, Product Design

With Designersblock at Milan Design Week fast approaching, we're looking at some of the ARTS THREAD members who'll be exhibiting their work. Eindhoven based Lucas Muñoz is one such member whose work explores the field of the artificial by questioning our natural relations with it through theory and craft.

March 30, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

Craft, Milan Design Week, Product Design

An exhibition of projects, titled Become A Part Of Us, created by students of the Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design at the Ventura Lambrate/Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan on the 14th of April.

March 27, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design, Jewellery

Royal College of Art graduate Lily Kamper is one of the four Avery Dennison RBIS Emerging Fashion Brand Award finalists. We talked to the designer on being shortlisted for the Global Fashion Award and her brand's vision.

March 26, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

Design Shanghai

Design Shanghai 2015 opens this Friday (27th March) at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre. The four-day event, estimated to attract some 60,000 visitors, will feature around 300 exhibitors from both local design firms and schools, as well as international creatives. In advance of the reports coming in from ARTS THREAD's reporter in Shanghai Weiwei Liang, we highlight some of the must-see shows taking place during the event.

March 26, 2015

Written by Alexandra Blanc

Design Indaba, Events, Illustration

Carla Kreuser is an illustrator who has a desire to find her own, personal visual voice through her work. Named one of the Pecha Kuchas at this year's Design Indaba Conference for her sensitive approach to projects, she is also creative director at The Jupiter Drawing Room in Cape Town.

March 26, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

Sandhora Njama is one of the 11 Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition finalists. Selected from entrants who took part internationally, she feels wearing a brand "should be like an adventure". We caught up with Sandhora ahead of the soon to be announced final results.

March 25, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

The Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. Meenu Pillai is one of the 11 selected finalists and entered with a project entitled Doctor Denim, which fuses denim with health healing properties. We talked to Meenu on what winning the competition would mean to her.

March 24, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Architecture

ARTS THREAD visited EcoBuild, London's trade event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment that took place March 03-05 2015. We homed in the TRADA Student Design Competition and its most recent winners.

March 22, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

The Future of Denim Branding Competition from Avery Dennison RBIS was designed to challenge the way the industry thinks about denim branding. From entries across the globe, a shortlist of 11 talented designers has been selected. Rebecca Loveridge is one of the 11, and brought a colourful, surf-inspired signature to the competition.

March 22, 2015

Written by Joyce Thornton

Books

As the Internet and digital technology continues to change the fashion and textile industry, a brave new world of DIY design is emerging. A new, practical and inspiring book by Melanie Bowles and The People’s Print, Print, Make, Wear: Creative Projects for Digital Textile Design from Laurence King, is sure to fuel this movement and encourage new makers to get creative.

March 22, 2015

Written by Alexandra Blanc

Design Indaba, Events, Illustration

Maria Magdalena van Wyk is a creative who seeks "design simplicity on the other side of complexity". Having completed a degree in Graphic Design at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2010, she realised a forte in illustration after working on a packaging project. We talked to Maria at Design Indaba to find out more.

March 22, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

A senior graphic design student at Flagler College, Rachel Thomas was selected as one of the eleven finalists of the Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition. We talked to the designer on the competition, and what it would mean for her to win.

March 21, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design

The Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. We interviewed Abhishek Singh, one of the 11 finalists selected from across the globe, on how it feels to have got so far in the competition. Winner to be announce on March 31 2015.

March 20, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Events, Graphic Design, SingaPlural, Visual Communication

Consisting of impressions from Visual Communication students of the Nanyang Polytechnic School of Design, the Moment in Singapore installation is one of the many on display at SingaPlural 15. Read our ARTS THREAD Q&A with Tan Khee Soon, Deputy Director School of Design, Nanyang Polytechnic School of Design.

March 19, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

DesignMarch, Graphic Design, Visual Communication

A group of twelve second year graphic design students from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts created an installation inspired by socks at the Reykjavik Maritime Museum during DesignMarch 2015. For the This Socks exhibition, the students each brought a pair of socks to school and traded it with someone else. They then used the traded socks as a source of inspiration to create whatever came to mind.

March 19, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design

The Future of Denim Branding Competition from Avery Dennison RBIS was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. Natasha Gorforth is one of the 11 selected by a panel of expert judges and produced an entry under the tagline UNITE with UNITI.

March 19, 2015

Written by Katie Dominy

Design Art, Design Shanghai

We are in love with the Dragon Chronophage clock that will be on show in the Collectible Design Hall at this year's Design Shanghai, taking place March 27-30 2015. ARTS THREAD is proud to be a media sponsor this year for Design Shanghai - read on for more details.

March 18, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

March 31, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Designersblock, Events, Milan Design Week, Product Design

With Designersblock at Milan Design Week fast approaching, we're looking at some of the ARTS THREAD members who'll be exhibiting their work. Eindhoven based Lucas Muñoz is one such member whose work explores the field of the artificial by questioning our natural relations with it through theory and craft.

March 30, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

Craft, Milan Design Week, Product Design

An exhibition of projects, titled Become A Part Of Us, created by students of the Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design at the Ventura Lambrate/Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan on the 14th of April.

March 27, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design, Jewellery

Royal College of Art graduate Lily Kamper is one of the four Avery Dennison RBIS Emerging Fashion Brand Award finalists. We talked to the designer on being shortlisted for the Global Fashion Award and her brand's vision.

March 26, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

Design Shanghai

Design Shanghai 2015 opens this Friday (27th March) at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre. The four-day event, estimated to attract some 60,000 visitors, will feature around 300 exhibitors from both local design firms and schools, as well as international creatives. In advance of the reports coming in from ARTS THREAD's reporter in Shanghai Weiwei Liang, we highlight some of the must-see shows taking place during the event.

March 26, 2015

Written by Alexandra Blanc

Design Indaba, Events, Illustration

Carla Kreuser is an illustrator who has a desire to find her own, personal visual voice through her work. Named one of the Pecha Kuchas at this year's Design Indaba Conference for her sensitive approach to projects, she is also creative director at The Jupiter Drawing Room in Cape Town.

March 26, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

Sandhora Njama is one of the 11 Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition finalists. Selected from entrants who took part internationally, she feels wearing a brand "should be like an adventure". We caught up with Sandhora ahead of the soon to be announced final results.

March 25, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

The Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. Meenu Pillai is one of the 11 selected finalists and entered with a project entitled Doctor Denim, which fuses denim with health healing properties. We talked to Meenu on what winning the competition would mean to her.

March 24, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Architecture

ARTS THREAD visited EcoBuild, London's trade event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment that took place March 03-05 2015. We homed in the TRADA Student Design Competition and its most recent winners.

March 22, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

The Future of Denim Branding Competition from Avery Dennison RBIS was designed to challenge the way the industry thinks about denim branding. From entries across the globe, a shortlist of 11 talented designers has been selected. Rebecca Loveridge is one of the 11, and brought a colourful, surf-inspired signature to the competition.

March 22, 2015

Written by Joyce Thornton

Books

As the Internet and digital technology continues to change the fashion and textile industry, a brave new world of DIY design is emerging. A new, practical and inspiring book by Melanie Bowles and The People’s Print, Print, Make, Wear: Creative Projects for Digital Textile Design from Laurence King, is sure to fuel this movement and encourage new makers to get creative.

March 22, 2015

Written by Alexandra Blanc

Design Indaba, Events, Illustration

Maria Magdalena van Wyk is a creative who seeks "design simplicity on the other side of complexity". Having completed a degree in Graphic Design at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2010, she realised a forte in illustration after working on a packaging project. We talked to Maria at Design Indaba to find out more.

March 22, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Fashion Design

A senior graphic design student at Flagler College, Rachel Thomas was selected as one of the eleven finalists of the Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition. We talked to the designer on the competition, and what it would mean for her to win.

March 21, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design

The Avery Dennison RBIS Future of Denim Branding Competition was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. We interviewed Abhishek Singh, one of the 11 finalists selected from across the globe, on how it feels to have got so far in the competition. Winner to be announce on March 31 2015.

March 20, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Events, Graphic Design, SingaPlural, Visual Communication

Consisting of impressions from Visual Communication students of the Nanyang Polytechnic School of Design, the Moment in Singapore installation is one of the many on display at SingaPlural 15. Read our ARTS THREAD Q&A with Tan Khee Soon, Deputy Director School of Design, Nanyang Polytechnic School of Design.

March 19, 2015

Written by Calum Ross

DesignMarch, Graphic Design, Visual Communication

A group of twelve second year graphic design students from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts created an installation inspired by socks at the Reykjavik Maritime Museum during DesignMarch 2015. For the This Socks exhibition, the students each brought a pair of socks to school and traded it with someone else. They then used the traded socks as a source of inspiration to create whatever came to mind.

March 19, 2015

Written by Josh Walker

Avery Dennison RBIS, Fashion Design

The Future of Denim Branding Competition from Avery Dennison RBIS was designed to challenge the way the industry perceives denim branding. Natasha Gorforth is one of the 11 selected by a panel of expert judges and produced an entry under the tagline UNITE with UNITI.

March 19, 2015

Written by Katie Dominy

Design Art, Design Shanghai

We are in love with the Dragon Chronophage clock that will be on show in the Collectible Design Hall at this year's Design Shanghai, taking place March 27-30 2015. ARTS THREAD is proud to be a media sponsor this year for Design Shanghai - read on for more details.